Among the thousands of flowers, the pavilion and the flowing water, the host hosted a banquet, and the clothes on the temples were fragrant. The singers plucked the strings and danced while singing. The songs and the flying petals penetrated the hearts of the scholar-bureaucrats.
Chen Ke was not intoxicated by the flowers and wine in front of him. He did not forget the purpose of his visit. However, the other party did not seem to be interested in having a deep conversation with him.
The guests also vaguely noticed that Wen Yanbo seemed to be a little alienated from this uninvited guest. Chen Ke tried to start a conversation several times, but he avoided it without leaving a trace. Considering the discord between the two in the past, it was not surprising.
Just after three rounds of drinking, Wen Yanbo's family came to report that there was official business in the yamen and urged the husband to go back quickly.
"Teacher, I'm so busy with mundane affairs that I rarely have half a day to spare." Wen Yanbo said apologetically to Long Changqi, "Student, please leave first."
"It's disappointing." Long Changqi said displeasedly.
"It's all the student's fault. I'll make amends to the teacher another day." As he spoke, Wen Yanbo raised his glass to Chen Ke and said, "Please forgive me, Zhong Fang, and be sure to have a good time."
"Excuse me, sir." Chen Ke clinked a glass with him from a distance, drank it down, and Wen Yanbo hurried away.
After the host left, Chen Ke and the guests relaxed, and the atmosphere at the banquet was very harmonious. Long Changqi frequently raised his glass, Wen Yanbo frequently added wine, and the scholar-bureaucrats frequently greeted the guests. Chen Ke responded generously.
, and thanked the hosts again and again. For a while, they were so happy and peaceful, it really made me drunk and forgetting about my worries.
It was almost dusk, and when the reception was over, there were singing, dancing, and prostitutes, and they lined up to see off the guests. The guests and hosts hugged each other and said goodbye.
Chen Ke's carriage drove over. Long Changqi took his hand and said with a bitter look on his face: "Zhong Fang is sorry. I've embarrassed you now. You must know my true intention..."
"I'm very grateful to Mr. Wang for his kindness." Chen Ke said with a smile: "Besides, I am already satisfied to have a drink with Mr. Wen. I can't ask for more." But his smile fell in the eyes of everyone.
It seems to be full of bitterness.
"Zhongfang, please stay a little longer, and I will make further arrangements." Long Changqi said sincerely.
"I am born late and bear the brilliance of the emperor. I don't dare to stay for a long time. I will leave early tomorrow morning."
"That's it..." Long Changqi looked disappointed: "Then we can only wait until next time."
"Well, next time." Chen Ke shook Long Changqi's hand deeply and said, "Take care, old gentleman!"
Early the next morning, Chen Ke left Luo and returned to Beijing. As expected by the students, he quietly set off on the road again, and there was no farewell... Many people couldn't help but sigh to themselves, oh, how did the teacher get away with this? It's too miserable.
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Chen Ke was in a good mood along the way, so he worked hard and returned to the capital in two days.
When he went to court the next day, Chen Ke got up a little late. By the time he arrived at the waiting court, most of the officials had already arrived.
When he entered, the officials were chatting together, saying, "A hot face meets a cold butt." "Now I want to improvise, and I don't want to think about who caused this misery in the first place." Even if we ignore the past grievances, that kind of thing
It is impossible for a smart person to be buried with them.'
But as soon as I noticed that he had come in, the topic immediately changed to 'the weather is really nice today' and 'yeah, I have to dry the quilt when I get back...' completely forgetting that the sky outside was cloudy and almost dripping with water.
Chen Ke came in as if nothing had happened. After eating two mouthfuls of two-meter porridge, the bell for going to court rang.
When the squad went to court to return the order, the official praised him warmly and ordered the minister to discuss the reward, so Chen Ke was asked to retire.
Perhaps it was because Xixia and Jiaozhi had stopped, and the Yellow River had been repaired, and the monarchs and ministers were very relaxed. After a while, the morning court dispersed.
After leaving Xuandemen, Chen Ke walked to his carriage. Just as he was about to get on, he saw Jia Dan approaching him and said with a smile: "Let's take a ride."
"My car is not stable." Chen Ke laughed.
"I accept the broken intestines." Jia Dan said and got into the car.
Chen Ke shook his head, feeling a little moved in his heart. Under the current situation, those who dare to get into his car are true brothers.
After getting in the car, Jia Dan lost a trace of smile on his face and said with anger: "Do you know what those bastards were saying earlier?"
"They are probably talking about me." Chen Ke smiled and said: "Otherwise, as soon as I came in, why would they act like geese being strangled by the neck?"
"You do understand." Jia Quan looked at him and said, "They said that you were so sick that you sought medical treatment and sought fortune telling from Shao Yong in Luoyang. You also wanted to get in touch with Wen Yanbo through Longchangqi, but you ended up being... boring.
.”
"The news is quite good." Chen Ke said with some surprise: "He actually arrived in Bianjing one step earlier than me."
"Every move you make has been watched closely for a long time." Jia Dan sighed and said, "Brother, is it really what they say?"
"That's right, they said." Chen Ke smiled and said, "If I can make everyone happy, then my trip is not in vain."
"Brother, you haven't noticed yet..." Jia Dan said with a worried look on his face: "The people's hearts are completely over there."
"You kid, just concentrate on your water conservancy project," Chen Ke scolded with a smile, "Don't just eat carrots and worry about it all day long."
"I followed you all the way to the end." Jia Dan sighed again: "Not everyone in the same year plans to hang themselves on a tree. You have to calm down."
"Have you ever used a sieve to sift grain?" Chen Ke said lightly: "If you don't shake it, you won't be able to sift out the sand. So it's good to shake it more."
"Do you still have confidence now?" Jia Quan's attention was on his confidence when he said this.
"Why should I bother if I don't have confidence?" Chen Ke rolled his eyes at him and said, "Do you really think I am struggling to my death?"
"But you have also seen that the vast majority of ministers are not on our side." Even technical officials like Jia Quan, who are very insensitive to the DPRK situation, are scared, which shows the seriousness of the situation.
"It's not a big deal." Chen Ke said with a smile: "I will teach you a theory that cannot be passed on to others. In this world, there will always be half the elite, half the scum, and the remaining 90% are the majority who have no independent opinions."
"What do you mean?" Jia Quan's eyes widened. This was completely contrary to what he had learned from the sages.
"It means, don't be intimidated by the situation in front of you. Many times, the human heart is more precious than gold, and it is the least valuable. Because most people just follow the wind and follow the trend." Chen Ke said lightly:
"So it is the very few at the top who decide the outcome. The winner wins everything, including the hearts of the people."
"Is this an emperor's art?" Jia Quan was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
"Haha..." Chen Ke smiled noncommittally. In fact, this was a Soviet theory.
"It seems very powerful..." Jia Dan thought for a moment, scratched his head and said, "Forget it, I'm really not that good at it, I'd better go work on my water conservancy project." After saying that, his expression changed and he said, "I almost forgot.
Let’s get down to business, there’s going to be a big problem in the Ergu River!”
"No way," Chen Ke opened his mouth and said, "I spent so much money and just repaired it..."
"It's caused by many reasons." Jia Quan frowned and said: "One is that when the river embankment was designed, the idea of 'confining water to wash away sand' was adopted, so the river channel was narrow. There was more rain this spring, and the water volume was larger than in previous years. The other is that
, we still rushed to work after the winter solstice. As a result, after the spring thaw, the embankment was full of cracks, and the widest part could be inserted into a fist. These reasons combined make the river embankment full of dangers during the peach blossom flood season. Once the summer flood season arrives,
The consequences are unimaginable..."
Hearing that it was so serious, Chen Ke was shocked and stared at him: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I couldn't see anything wrong at the time. Only when you figure out the problem can you find the cause." Jia Dan said with a grimace.
"Hindsight!" Chen Ke scolded: "Did you report it?"
"Not yet." Jia Dan said, "I just came back from inspecting the river embankment, and I haven't finished writing the report yet." He asked tentatively, "You don't want to hide it, do you?"
"Do I have a grudge against you?" Chen Ke spat: "The flood situation is like military situation, report it quickly!"
"I know." Jia Dan nodded.
"Can it be remedied?" Chen Ke asked after thinking for a while.
"Do your best to obey fate." Jia Quan said bitterly: "If God could see less rain in the spring because of too much rain in the spring, there would be hope."
"Yeah." Chen Ke nodded.
At this time, the carriage stopped, and Chen Ke asked: "I'm going to my father-in-law's house, will you go?"
"I'm not going, I'm not going." Jia Quan opened the curtain and saw that it was the Su Mansion. He shook his head and said, "I'm really afraid of Mr. Su, so I'd better go back and write my report."
"Send Mr. Jia back." Chen Ke ordered and entered the gate of Su Mansion.
Entering this door, Chen Kezhen scratched his head a little, because his father-in-law was getting more and more weird. But thinking that he only had to endure it for a while, but the Su brothers had to endure it all day long, his mentality suddenly improved a lot.
By the way, it has been almost two years since the brothers returned to Beijing in the fourth year of Jiayou's reign, but the Su brothers have stayed in Beijing and have not become officials.
It's not that the court forgot about them. In fact, as soon as the two returned to Beijing, Chen Ke took care of them. Su Shi was made the chief registrar of Fuchang County, and Su Che was appointed the chief registrar of Mianchi County. Their official positions were not big.
, but he has real power, and he is already very happy compared to the same year when he was a trainee for three years.
After receiving the appointment, the two brothers had nothing to do and were ready to pack up and take office. However, Su Laoquan was not happy. He thought that the official position of the chief clerk was too young. He didn't know when his son would be able to flourish... In fact, it was mainly for Chen Kebi.
, Lao Su always felt that his son was better than his son-in-law. How could it be that when his son-in-law became a bachelor, his son could be the chief registrar?
So he asked both Su Jun to resign and come up with various reasons to stay in the capital. This was because he got the exact news from Mr. Fu - the imperial court was likely to hold a formal examination within one or two years.
This formal examination, also called Da Ke, is much more weighty than the imperial examination. If my sons can get good ranks in the examination, they will surely rise to great heights in the future!
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I will try to continue writing more tomorrow. I was so embarrassed if I didn’t work a while ago...)
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